N/A
N=79
Improving Cesarean Section Experience Through Hypnotherapy
Cesarean Section · Pain · Anxiety
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02418026 ↗Enrolled (actual)
79
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2017
Primary outcome: Primary: Wellbeing Measured Using a Comfort Scale — 6.7; 8.0 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- hypnosis (Other)
- Age
- Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de la Rochelle Ré Aunis
- Primary completion
- Oct 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Wellbeing Measured Using a Comfort Scale |
8.9; 8.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Wellbeing Measured Using a Comfort Scale |
8.9; 8.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Wellbeing Measured Using a Comfort Scale |
8.9; 8.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Score at Numeric Pain Rating Scale |
1.1; 1.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Score at Numeric Pain Rating Scale |
1.1; 1.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Score at Numeric Pain Rating Scale |
1.1; 1.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Blood Pressure |
87; 88 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Blood Pressure |
87; 88 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Blood Pressure |
87; 88 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Pulse |
86; 84 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Pulse |
86; 84 | — |
| SECONDARY Mean Pulse |
86; 84 | — |
| SECONDARY Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Intake |
43; 18 | — |
Summary
Cesarean section rates continue to increase worldwide, particularly in middle- and high-income countries. In France, the rate has now stabilized around 20 %. Cesarean section is a particular way of giving birth, sometimes desired, but sometimes feared. If some women do not feel affected by this way of giving birth, it is more difficult for others to live with. In this way, not being able to give birth trough natural way may be disturbing in motherhood. At La Rochelle hospital, more than 230 healthcare providers have been trained according to Erickson's hypnosis methodology. Among them, 40 are part of the anesthesia department and a committee oversees the hypnotherapist activities in pain management. The objective of the present study is to assess the benefit of hypnosis session for improving experience and reducing anxiety in women giving birth through surgery.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- over 18
- scheduled or unplanned cesarean section
- Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- Refusal of the patient to participate in the study
- Not French speaking
- Patients under guardianship
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02418026). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.